Short Interest in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Increases By 95.3%

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,114,134 shares, a growth of 95.3% from the May 31st total of 6,713,307 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,355,283 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hamilton Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 34.1% in the 1st quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC now owns 47,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,282,000 after purchasing an additional 12,024 shares in the last quarter. MTM Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 27.5% during the first quarter. MTM Financial Group LLC now owns 9,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $871,000 after buying an additional 2,075 shares in the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.9% in the first quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 56,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,113,000 after buying an additional 3,645 shares during the last quarter. Steelhead Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the first quarter worth $2,504,000. Finally, Curry Webb Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the first quarter valued at $6,423,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $96.58 on Wednesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $81.17 and a 12 month high of $98.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $165.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $96.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.13.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of developed-market stocks in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, and excludes North America IEFA was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.